CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine injection

Facility: Lincoln County Medical Center

Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$50
about 1.0× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $26–$68
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$54
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $50 This hospital $54

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

Highest price of the 8 NM hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $33 Priciest $54

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 NM hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Flu vaccine injection is about $50 (about 1.0× the $48 Medicare rate). Lincoln County Medical Center charges insurers about $54 — about the fair price. Located in Ruidoso, NM.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $50 105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $51 - $86 107%
Aetnamajor $51 107%
Humanamajor $53 111%
Molina $52 109%
Presbyterian $49 - $68 102%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $54

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 211 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals